Unable to create Ouposts

[Pippin123]

I started a new breakdown game, joined survivors in the Savini Residence, but I don't have the option to create outposts (in the menu, I can only call Scavengers, or Relocate).

Is this a bug, or are they only available after a specific mission ?

[Quix]

It sounds like a bug. You should be able to create outposts as soon as you set up a homebase. In fact it is the very first thing I do imediatley after setting up a new home base, iregardless of what missions I may have.

[SwissArmyKnife]

Make sure you have enough people to support being at Savini's.

I started at Kirkman's residence with too few people and it made me recruit more survivors before I could even fix the inside rooms.

[Flanker]

Yeah, it's a bug. When I first started Level 1, the radio option to build an outpost simply wasn't there until I quit and continued the game from the menu. On Level 2, the option was there, but my character kept saying that it can't be done or something (without any explanation pop-up's). Restarted the game solved the problem again.

[shikaze]

Had the same thing happen to me. Quit the game and then continued from the menu took care of the problem.

[Pippin123]

Thanks, it worked.
Strange bug though...

[ajSpades]

I'm having the same problem. I clear out the building, no grey circles for explore areas, all the loot is gone, all zombies dead. I get the all clear message, but I don't have the option on the radio call to set up an outpost. I'm not on any other missions. I've cleared out most of the starting town around the Church of Ascension and working on outlying areas.

These are some of the sites I've referenced, but without any luck.

http://www.primagames.com/games/state-decay/strategy/state-decay-home-base-locations-stats-your-crib
http://stateofdecay.wikia.com/wiki/Outposts
http://www.ign.com/wikis/state-decay/Home_Base_and_Outposts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLmuwpcqaVc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkHk09-BgQw

I have screenshots of my map and radio screen, but not sure how to load them here.

Any recommendations?

[I2epresent]

Ditto for me, I have experienced this bug. As others have said, just close the game, then re-launch and it should be back to normal.

YMMV, but for me it seems to happen only when I first establish a new base on a new Breakdown level.

[ajSpades]

Tried that. This is in the vanilla base game. Also tried it on different profiles, deleted, the started a new profile; same result.

[Undead Lori]

Originally posted by ajSpades:

Tried that. This is in the vanilla base game. Also tried it on different profiles, deleted, the started a new profile; same result.

I don't have an answer for you, but forwarding this to Nicole for her to look at!

[Undead Lori]

I talked to Nicole and a dev suggested that you please send a video of the attempt, screenshots, and a detailed explanation to steam_support at undeadlabs dot com.

[I2epresent]

Originally posted by ajSpades:

Tried that. This is in the vanilla base game. Also tried it on different profiles, deleted, the started a new profile; same result.

This might seem obvious, but are you sure you're trying to establish an outpost in a "regular" building? In other words, the game won't allow you to use other bases as outposts, so if your HQ is the church and you're trying to use Kirkman Residence as an outpost, it won't work.

Likewise, you can't turn construction sites or those small storage shed type buildings into outposts.

[ajSpades]

I think I finally figured it out. I hadn't completed the pre-requisite mission, the one that you survey from the lookout tower. It was very frustrating when I figured that out because I had already cleared out the entirety of the first town around church of the ascension.

I suppose it is much after the fact, but I feel like greying out options that aren't available yet would help people progress through the game since there is no tutorial; or perhaps being able to set up a single outpost from the ranger station base.

I feel kind of foolish that the solution was so simple, but I wasn't able to find any guidance about that mission being a pre-req anywhere.

[Undead Lori]

Ahhh, I totally spaced on that thinking you'd already accomplished that feat! Thank you for letting us know that was the issue. I am happy you can continue!

[ajSpades]

Thank you for the response. It is encouraging that the devs are still supporting the game. I am really enjoying the single-player story line. Seems I learn something new every day I play.

[I2epresent]

Originally posted by ajSpades:

Thank you for the response. It is encouraging that the devs are still supporting the game. I am really enjoying the single-player story line. Seems I learn something new every day I play.

This is somewhat embarassing, but I have more than 400 hours in the game, I'm deep into Breakdown (level 16 IIRC), and every now and then I find small camps and other resource spots that I hadn't seen before.

There's a surprising amount of stuff deep in the woods, in swampland, along the river, and in little pockets of the map.